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- catalog abstract ""In his remarkable and compelling interpretation of the course and causes of the fear and persecution of witches that bedeviled Europe for centuries, Briggs draws on the latest research into the local realities underlying the phenomenon. In particular, he employs his own extensive work in the rich archives hidden away in those Franco-German borderlands in which so many cases became known. Briggs reveals how ordinary people diverted ordinary and not-so-ordinary grievances into a complex structure of blaming and scapegoating. Villagers inhabited a harsh and dangerous world, where real and fantastic fears mingled." "Through his study of real cases and real lives, individual hysteria and disillusionment, institutional skepticism and opposition, Briggs skillfully and stylishly traces the ways in which beliefs about witchcraft responded to changes in European society. Witches and Neighbors is an illuminating social and cultural history of a period all too often darkened by myth and misinformation."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Witches and neighbors".
- catalog contributor b9626652.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description ""In his remarkable and compelling interpretation of the course and causes of the fear and persecution of witches that bedeviled Europe for centuries, Briggs draws on the latest research into the local realities underlying the phenomenon. In particular, he employs his own extensive work in the rich archives hidden away in those Franco-German borderlands in which so many cases became known. Briggs reveals how ordinary people diverted ordinary and not-so-ordinary grievances into a complex structure of blaming and scapegoating. Villagers inhabited a harsh and dangerous world, where real and fantastic fears mingled." "Through his study of real cases and real lives, individual hysteria and disillusionment, institutional skepticism and opposition, Briggs skillfully and stylishly traces the ways in which beliefs about witchcraft responded to changes in European society. Witches and Neighbors is an illuminating social and cultural history of a period all too often darkened by myth and misinformation."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-440) and index.".
- catalog description "Myths of the perfect witch -- The experience of bewitchment -- Supernatural power and magical remedies -- The projection of evil -- Witch-finders and witch cures -- Love and hatred : spouses and kin -- Men against women : the gendering of witchcraft -- The age of iron -- The web of power -- Internal and external worlds.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 456 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0670835897 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Viking,".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog subject "133.4/3/094 20".
- catalog subject "BF1584.E9 B75 1996".
- catalog subject "Persecution Europe History.".
- catalog subject "Witchcraft Europe History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Myths of the perfect witch -- The experience of bewitchment -- Supernatural power and magical remedies -- The projection of evil -- Witch-finders and witch cures -- Love and hatred : spouses and kin -- Men against women : the gendering of witchcraft -- The age of iron -- The web of power -- Internal and external worlds.".
- catalog title "Witches & neighbors : the social and cultural context of European witchcraft / Robin Briggs.".
- catalog title "Witches and neighbors".
- catalog type "text".